16 sets of paired passages (32 informational passages total) to help students analyze firsthand and secondhand accounts of the same event. Each set of paired passages includes a firsthand account as well as a secondhand account. This product also includes two posters describing the difference betw

This resource contains two passages on the same event that can be paired together as a paired passage lesson. Both texts provide a different account of the events of September 11,2001. One text is written as a (fictionalized) firsthand account and the other as a secondhand account.
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*This resource now comes with FULL-PAGE TEXT and FULL PAGE QUESTION/ANSWER format, in addition to interactive flip flaps for notebooks!
This set is complete with a range of ten pairs of firsthand and secondhand accounts and interactive flip flaps for notebooks and full-sheet text and full-sheet que

This bundle contains 2 resources for teaching students to differentiate between firsthand and secondhand accounts.
1. A 42-slide PowerPoint with a matching companion handout
2. A Sorting Activity
The PowerPoint begins by introducing the concept of firsthand accounts and secondhand accounts by p

4th and 5th grade Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts Complete Lesson: Common Core Aligned to 4.RI.6 and 5.RI.6 compare and contrast accounts (primary source and secondary source). This resource provides a hands-on learning experience from the interactive notes to the 6 practice sources and matching a

This PowerPoint teaches students to differentiate between firsthand accounts and secondhand accounts. It contains 42 slides. The Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts PowerPoint contains the following slides:
Slide 1: Title
Slides 2-8: Introduction to Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts using a real

Comparing Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts RI4.6Fourth Grade Reading: Comparing Accounts INFORMATIONAL Resource-This pack is packed full of ideas and resources to use while you are teaching the CCSS standard RI 4.6. If you are not teaching Common Core, then the pack is still valuable to use when te

This year when it came time to cover this standard in my classroom, I didn't have the resources I needed. So, I bring to you...
FUN resources to go along with Common Core Standard RI 4.6! These fun activities helped my children understand the difference between a firsthand and secondhand account. I

This file includes 8 sets (2 cards per set) of task cards of historical events. Your students must read one set (two cards per set) and then answer the questions on the recording sheet that goes along with the set of task cards. (16 cards in all). Students will be required to determine which card wa

My students are addicted to Scoot Games! It’s the perfect way to assess your students and get them up and moving! Total student engagement!
This resource includes:
~32 task cards (sources to identify as firsthand or secondhand accounts)
~Poster with definitions of firsthand and secondhand accounts

Includes:
Directions for completing the activity
8 passages (4 firsthand accounts 4 secondhand accounts)
2 Headers for the sorting game
1 Page of "tips" for students to refer to when working on the sort.

Are you teaching students to differentiate between firsthand and secondhand accounts? If so, you might want to check out this sorting activity! It can be used in a variety of ways: a center activity, glued to construction paper and displayed as a craftivity, or glued inside students' interactive

Students will distinguish between first and secondhand accounts as they explore and discuss 5 different close readings surrounding the events of 5 famous explorers of early America. Students will collaborate in rich discussions as they participate in this group scoot activity. They will use infere

Entire resource is available to PREVIEW.
This package Includes:
~4 posters- explaining what a firsthand account and secondhand account is.
~Six cards with short passages for students to determine if the passage is firsthand or secondhand. Includes directions and notes for the teacher.
~A firsthan

This PPT uses the books, Through My Eyes and Ruby's Story to show students how to compare and contrast first and secondhand accounts. It includes the learning target, graphic organizers, and active engagement.

Two accounts with multiple choice questions for students to determine the account of a story and from whose perspective the story is being told. Good for homework, guided practice, independent practice, or early finisher.

This lesson plan and activity are a great way to introduce the difference between a firsthand and secondhand account to your students! The lesson walks you through whole group, anchor chart and partner activity. This will help your students really understand the difference between firsthand and se

This product contains several resources to help you teach, review, and assess CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.6.
RI.4.6 says students should, "Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.”
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Common Core Aligned! This is a 10 page mini book that you can use to teach about understanding the differences between firsthand and secondhand accounts. This book explains these ideas and then gives interactive pages that can be used with any non-fiction text.
*Standards are not written on the bo

Multicultural activity
You can use this ENGAGING worksheet to teach the difference between firsthand and secondhand accounts. I wrote these passages about Beyonce visiting our school and I had the children's FULL ATTENTION. They loved it and were able to easily tell how they knew the text was first